Follow us on Google Discover The Kansas City Chiefs got back to winning ways at the weekend against the New York Jets following back-to-back defeats.
It had been a sensational start to the season for Andy Reid’s team before they landed in Seattle and were sent back to Kansas City on the end of a humiliating defeat. Followed up with a loss on the road to the Denver Broncos, and things were suddenly looking a bit concerning for the Chiefs.
The Chiefs were able to add wide receiver Josh Downs to the team on Tuesday before the trade deadline, which will provide Patrick Mahomes with another offensive outlet. However, there is one player still on the roster that Nick Wright feels could cost the Chiefs an opportunity to win the Super Bowl.
Kansas City Chiefs warned Harrison Butker could cost them the Super Bowl
Across his eight games this season, Butker has only ended two of those games having made 100 per cent of his attempted field goals. However, his form in recent weeks has taken a real turn for the worse.
“I don’t know how you look at Butker over the last two years and come to any conclusion other than he’s broken. Listen, Harrison Butker, the football player, is a legitimate Chiefs legend. But he’s not good anymore,” said Wright on his YouTube channel.
“And it’s a very, very risky move if you keep him as your kicker and you’re trying to win a Super Bowl. You’re just playing from such a deficit. He just can’t hit long kicks anymore. And I don’t mean 60-yarders. I mean 50-yarders. And in the modern NFL, that ain’t good, man.
“And so it is a shame that the team put their fans in the position of, you know, rooting for Butker to be released, meaning rooting for Justin Tucker to become your new kicker. But that’s the roster, I guess.”
The game against the Jets at the weekend saw Butker miss the only field goal he attempted. The week prior against the Broncos, he made 1/2, and the week before against the Seahawks, he only managed to make 1/3 field goals.
The Chiefs did sign Justin Tucker as an alternate option at kicker, and a big decision awaits the Chiefs ahead of this weekend’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Something that may also come into consideration is the boos the kicker received after missing his field goal on Sunday.
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